Yongin Everline to Finally Open
Update: The line is now expected to open in April 17, 2013. On the 16th of February, Yonhap News reported that the Yongin Everline would start making preparations to begin operating by the end of...
Noryangjin Station to get Transfer Tunnel
Though not a major project by any means, sometimes smaller projects are not without problems. It is well known that Noryangjin Station which serves both Lines 1 and 9 (Metro...
Maglev at Incheon International Airport to be completed this year
Incheon International Airport will become home to Korea’s first commercial urban maglev train line once completed in July this year but will not officially begin operating until October 2013. The trial...
Final Chance for Wolmido Monorail
In a previous post about the unoperational Everline, I mentioned the Wolmi Eunha (Galaxy) Rail and its demise. Though it appeared early last year that the end was nigh for...
News: Bundang Extension Opens, Shinbundang gets Go-ahead
A belated Merry Christmas to all! Unfortunately work and post-graduate study has meant I have not been able to devote much time to blogging. Rest assured, in two weeks once...
Line Extensions: Line 7 to Reach Incheon
[Updated] Line 7, which is operated by SMRT (Seoul Metro Rapid Transport), is another line which has been gaining a lot of attention as it prepares to open an extension on the west-end of...
Upcoming Lines: YongIn Everline – Yongin’s White Elephant
Update: The YongIn Everline will finally be opened on April 17 26, 2013 after nearly three years of laying dormant above the city. More info to come in a separate post...
Date Announced For Southern Bundang Extension
A tentative date for the opening of the next extension on the Bundang line has been announced. Trains are expected to begin operating on the southern extension from Jukjeon(죽전) to...
Migeum Station to join Shinbundang Line – Suwon Upset
Suwon City are upset with the decision by the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs to allow Migeum Station (미금역) to connect up with the recently opened Shinbundang Line (신분당선)...
Shinbundang Line Opens (신분당선)
The Shinbundang Line (New Bundang Line) opens today at 3pm and will run for free all day until the last train tonight. Transfers and integrated ticket discounts will not be available until tomorrow (October...